CR 8.5 Reports on CE 9.0

[Drakhan]

Is this possible? Can I take my existing CR 8.5 reports and publish them to my CE 9.0 server??

 

[Turkbear]

Hi,
If I understand the documentation, 8.5 can be used in 9.0 but NOT vice-versa..

 

[Drakhan]

Thanks! I just wanted to confirm that.

 

[DJDogg]

Hi,

Is it possible to save a 9.0 report as a 8.5 report? I have developed some reports in 9.0 that I would like to run in Microsoft Retail Management System but they seems to only run 8.5 reports.

Thanks

 

[Drakhan]

I haven't seen anyway to backwards save in CR 9 (however, I haven't explorered all of the options yet either!). It will take a CR 8.5 report and when save it normally will say that it is converting to CR 9 and will therefore not be readable by CR 8.5.

Good question and good luck.

 

[Turkbear]

Hi,
FWIW,
Crystal support states categorically that V9 designed reports will NOT work in v8.5 of CE..

 

[DJDogg]

Hi,

Thanks very much for your help. Much appreciated.